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Akonix ships IM security appliance

June 6, 2005 Company delivers server and software package for instant messaging security, compliance and management. TAGS: Akonix Systems, compliance, IM, security, server

Study: IM worms up again in November

November 29, 2005 The number of threats to instant-messaging users increased again to a record 62, according to Akonix Systems. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM Network, Time Warner Inc., worm, IM

Study: IM and P2P pests on the rise

June 9, 2005 Instant-messaging and peer-to-peer threats are not only becoming more frequent, they're taking on new guises, says security vendor Akonix. TAGS: Akonix Systems, P2P, IM, threat, security

IM threats on the rise

August 4, 2005 Akonix Systems says there were more new viruses and other threats targeting IM services in July than in the previous month. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM threat, IM, threat, virus, security

Triple threat: IM viruses get big jump on 2005

February 14, 2005 Security firm reports that so far this year, 10 IM worms and their variants have been baiting users of public instant-messaging networks. TAGS: Akonix Systems, IM, Time Warner Inc., security, virus

Worms biting harder into IM, P2P

October 4, 2005 Security threats that take aim at instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks are rocketing--and getting smarter, according to research reports. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, P2P, IM, malicious code, worm, Time Warner Inc., threat, attack, America Online Inc., security

IM worm speaks your language

August 24, 2005 New pest targeting users of MSN Messenger looks at a system's settings, then sends its message in one of 10 languages. TAGS: Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, language, MSN Messenger, MSN, IM, message, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

IM threats rising sharply, reports confirm

April 5, 2005 Instant-messaging attacks increased 250 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, new research finds. TAGS: IM threat, Akonix Systems, IM Network, IMLogic, incident, consortium, IM, threat, increase, attack, workplace, research, Time Warner Inc., security, virus, e-mail

New IM worm chats with intended victims

December 7, 2005 Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, worm, victim, target, IM, Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., link, virus, security

Experts: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance is food for IM worms

October 12, 2005 Connecting Microsoft and Yahoo's IM services creates an environment where a worm could spread farther than ever before, experts say. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., alliance, IM, expert, MSN, worm, MSN Messenger, food, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security